Sophie Barthes, Director, Writer 

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2023, Sundance Institute, Feature Film Prize

Project Type: Feature 

Genre: Comedy

Length: 120 Minutes

Field of Science: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Stage: Completed

Synopsis: 

Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in a deliciously funny love story about big tech becoming the route to parenthood.

Rachel and Alvy, a New York couple, are ready to take their relationship to the next level and start a family. Rachel’s work gives them a chance to fast-track to the top of the Pegasus waiting list. But Alvy, a botanist and devoted purist, has doubts. Nonetheless, his love for Rachel prompts him to take a leap of faith. And so begins the wild ride to parenthood in this brave new world with all its twists, turns, and bumps along the way.

POD GENERATION forces us to confront our fascination with and skepticism towards progress and technology through Rachel and Alvy’s intimate, wickedly funny and haunting journey.